Beignets français
France · Europe
- Short description
- This fried-pastry family covers many regional shapes, from puffy rounds to flatter carnival pieces.
- Ingredients
- Dough or batter is fried in small portions and finished with sugar.
- Cultural note
- The name covers many fried pastries, from airy dough pieces to filled sweets, all built around hot oil and a tender interior.
- Common misconception
- It is not only the square powdered version popular elsewhere; the broader family includes many shapes and festival styles.
image credit
Tradition du beignet de Carnaval en Alsace - Les fasanachtkiechles.jpg
- creator:
- Lidine Mia
- source:
- Wikimedia Commons
- license:
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- modified:
- Cropped to remove visible background packaging/container, then resized for Gochizu review.
audio credit
- voice:
- marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
- source:
- OpenAI API Text to Speech
- license:
- OpenAI API generated audio
- modified:
- AI-generated voice audio.